amaotonovel Chapter 707: The Jiang Clan is not afraid of rumors
Chapter 707: The Jiang Clan is not afraid of rumors
"I have always enforced the law impartially, and I am worthy of the emperor's trust and the people." Zhang Anyu was also very tough. "Lord Wang said that I am just a small prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. Your Majesty was the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture and handled many cases for the people. Lord Wang looks down on me, does he also look down on Your Majesty?"
Wang Mian was stunned, and quickly bowed his hands to show respect, explaining: "That's not what I meant, Master Zhang, please don't misinterpret it."
"If the Ministry of Justice wants to send someone, please ask Minister Tang to come to the palace and ask the emperor to issue an imperial decree saying that Jingzhao Prefecture is not qualified to handle this case. I will immediately send the person to the Ministry of Justice. Otherwise, I will handle this case."
"You..." Wang Mian was so angry. The position of Jingzhao Prefecture Prefect was not as high as that of the Minister of State. "Can't you use the warrant of Minister Tang to appoint someone?"
"No." Zhang Anyu was very firm. He was also taking the risk of offending others.
Wang Mian was so angry that he threw his sleeves and left, "Zhang Anyu, you wait."
"Goodbye, Lord Wang." It was the first time that he dared to confront the people from the Ministry of Justice, and he was still a little scared.
Jiang Jinyan hid aside and listened to Wang Mian's words. He felt that Wang Mian was too impatient. However, he also got a very important message. Minister Tang seemed determined to handle this case!
Jiang Jinyan showed up only after Wang Mian left. He said to Zhang Anyu, "How did Jingzhao Prefecture know about the case after it happened? After all, it was a murder that happened outside the city."
He was thinking that since the Ministry of Justice wanted to arrest the criminal and someone had deliberately framed him, why didn't they just let the Ministry of Justice arrest the criminal directly, but instead sent him to the Jingzhao Prefecture's jail.
Zhang Anyu and the Jiang family are indeed quite close.
"Someone came to report a case. They asked Zhang Fuyin to arrest the suspect personally. A murder occurred at Fulai Inn outside the city. They also said that the perpetrator was Jiang family's son-in-law Jin Ji." Zhang Anyu explained, "I don't know who reported the case either."
At this moment, Lin Yu and Jiang Fenghua appeared in the Jingzhao government office in night clothes.
Lin Yu said: "I sent someone to ask Lord Zhang for help. Guo Xiao and I happened to be there at the time, but Li Cheng knew me, so I couldn't show up. I thought that if Jin Ji was put in the Jingzhao prison, it would be better than being captured by others.
At that time, after the incident, Li Cheng had Jin Ji beaten up, and he cried and acted like a madman for a long time. "
She even thought about rescuing Jin Ji, but if Jin Ji escaped, the Jiang family would have no peace, so she could only ask Lord Zhang for help.
Zhang Anyu bowed to Jiang Fenghua and said, "When I arrived with my men, Master Jin was indeed badly beaten. I originally wanted to bring the deceased back, but Li Cheng said he wanted to take him home. At that time, Li Cheng made a big fuss, saying that the hatred for killing his wife was irreconcilable and he wanted to take Jin Ji back to pay for his life."
After all, Li Cheng was the son of Minister Li, so Zhang Anyu did not think too much about it at the time and simply detained Jin Ji back to Jingzhao Prefecture.
Jiang Fenghua had also learned about the situation from Lin Yu, and added: "Li Cheng is very suspicious, he is Shu Xue's husband."
"Since the Ministry of Justice is also going to intervene in this case, this matter will definitely be brought to the throne tomorrow." Jiang Jinyan said, "Ruan Ruan, why didn't you return to the palace?"
"I've thought about it. Even if I return to the palace to avoid this matter, won't Empress Jiang be rumored to be protecting Jin Ji?" She added, "Brother, think about it. Who wants to frame Jin Ji? Or who wants to involve the Jiang family?"
"Have you figured out who it is?" Jiang Jinyan asked.
She said, "I'm not sure, but I always feel that he is the most suspicious person, but I can't figure out his motives, why he only targets the Jiang family."
Jiang Jinyan asked, "Are you saying that the person who framed me and Bai Yuhan on the Lantern Festival will be her this time too?"
Jiang Fenghua shook her head. "She doesn't have that much ability. Let's imagine that if someone wants to kill Jin Ji, once Jin Ji's crime is proven, the Jiang family will definitely be affected, and the Jiang family will definitely suffer the most. Using Jin Ji as a first move may just be the beginning for them."
In front of Zhang Anyu, she did not express her suspicion about the Fourth Prince.
"I can't understand who killed Shu Xue when she was obviously fine." Jiang Fenghua said.
"It is very likely her husband, Li Cheng. Li Cheng has some problems with the Jiang family..." Jiang Jinyan explained, "Li Cheng likes to torture women for fun, but he is the son of Minister Li. No one dares to offend Minister Li easily, so many things have been covered up."
Jiang Fenghua didn't know about this yet. Jiang Fenghua was puzzled and asked, "But no matter what, Shu Xue is the niece of Shu Shilang's family. Her father is also an official. Doesn't Li Cheng have any scruples? Even if he wanted to frame Jin Ji, he couldn't kill his own wife to frame him. The Shu and Li families have been married for not long. How could Shu Xue be killed like this? There must be some hidden story. Shu Xue's death is not that simple."
Shu Xue and Zhang Yurou were close. Shu Xue was obviously not very smart and was used as a gun by Zhang Yurou. Does her death have anything to do with Zhang Yurou?
Jiang Jinyan said: "We have to bring this case to the throne room to have a chance of winning, because the other party is well prepared. The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, so we are in a passive position."
"In that case, we will lure out the ghost hiding behind this." Jiang Fenghua said, "We have been avoiding suspicion. Let's think about it the other way around. If the Jiang family doesn't avoid suspicion, won't it cause those ghosts to attack the Jiang family in droves? Let them attack and we defend. This way, we can find out who the ghost is. Then we can follow the clues and trace it back to the source. There will always be a result."
Lin Yu said: "Your Highness is right."
Zhang Anyu said, "But the Jiang family may suffer more rumors in the future, and Shengjing City will not be at peace. Everyone will definitely pay attention to this case and even speculate about the Jiang family..." After all, the Jiang family's current status in Shengjing is one of the best.
"The innocent are innocent. The Jiang family is not afraid of rumors." Jiang Fenghua added, "I'd like to trouble Lord Zhang to send someone to protect Jin Ji. I'm worried that someone might kill him. If people spread the rumor that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment, it will be hard to explain."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty! I will fight to the death." Zhang Anyu had just offended Minister Wang. If Jin Ji was framed, he would also offend the power behind it.
"Although I am not afraid of rumors, it is not convenient for me to meet with you. I will send someone to contact you."
"Who does Her Majesty want to send? I need to be prepared. I don't know the secret guards around Her Majesty, and I'm afraid I might mess up Her Majesty's affairs." Zhang Anyu was also very cautious. If this case was brought before the Emperor, he would probably not be allowed to handle it.
"You recognize Hongxiu, right? If you need anything, you can come to her. She will be living outside the palace for the time being." It just so happened that Hongxiu was outside the palace, and she wanted Hongxiu and Cheng Feng to think it over carefully. If they really had feelings for each other, she didn't want to delay the couple's fate.
"Miss Hongxiu, I recognize you." Zhang Anyu knew that the Queen had two very capable female officials by her side.